The Red Cross has delivered a small electric ambulance to the Dénia Hospital. The vehicle, equipped with remote control, will serve to accompany the little ones in their journeys within the sanitary area. The initiative, led by the Red Cross Youth, is a new action, within the attention and respite projects
that develops in the Hospital of Dénia. The objective is to improve the well-being of admitted children and their families.
The donation was attended by the Director of Nursing of the Department of Health of Dénia -DSD-, Alfredo Moreno, accompanied by the Head of Service and the Supervisor of Hospitalization of Pediatrics, Josep Mut and Amparo Exojo; as well as the President of the Red Cross Dénia, Eduardo de la Morena, the President of the Provincial Health Commission, Ana
Belén Quintanar and the Technical Director, Zahira Galindo, who have been accompanied by a group of volunteers from the project.
This donation is part of a provincial action that is being developed in several public hospitals in Alicante. In total, Red Cross will deliver eight small solidarity ambulances in several hospitals, which have been acquired with the contribution of own funds (thanks to the generosity of Red Cross members and partners in the
Province).
Red Cross Youth
Red Cross Youth has been active in Hospitals since 1992. Only during the last five years, the Hospitalized Childhood project has benefited more than 15.000 children in the province of Alicante. Of these, more than 3.700 children were treated during the past year; 203 at the Dénia Hospital, in 35 activities, developed with 15 volunteers, who contributed their time and enthusiasm in this project.
It should be noted that during the same year the institution began to develop different types of activities also with non-hospitalized children, in external consultations. In addition to animation and games, the Red Cross action in this environment also focuses on the accompaniment of children, when their relatives cannot do so or need to leave the hospital for some time.
